Paul Ferris

Scottish organized-crime figure and former enforcer in Arthur Thompson’s Glasgow network, later convicted of firearms and explosives offences and acquitted of murdering Thompson’s son.

Editorial standard

Convictions, acquittals, allegations, police assessments, memoir claims and media descriptions are kept separate. Cross-links identify documented relationships or clearly marked context.

Thompson enforcer

Ferris entered Arthur Thompson’s criminal orbit as a young man and became known as an enforcer.

Break with the Thompsons

The relationship deteriorated, feeding a feud that became central to Glasgow underworld history.

Arthur Thompson Jr murder trial

Ferris was charged with the 1991 murder of Arthur Thompson Jr but was acquitted after a lengthy trial. the archive therefore records the case as an acquittal, not a murder conviction.

Weapons conviction

Ferris later received a prison sentence for firearms-related criminal activity and explosives possession.

Graph role

Ferris links the Thompson network, Glasgow gangland feuds, Arthur Thompson Jr’s murder case and the later memoir/true-crime layer.

Network links

– Thompson crime network — former enforcer / associate – Murder of Arthur Thompson Jr — charged; acquitted – Glasgow — criminal base – Glasgow gangland — major figure

Direct people links

– Arthur Thompson — former boss; later adversarial relationship

Sources

– The Guardian. Glasgow's gang lords wage war to the last man (2000-08-13). https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/aug/13/tonythompson.theobserver